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High Seas Forecast for Southern METAREA 10
SOUTHERN AREA: 50S80E TO 50S160E TO ICE EDGE

Issued by the Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
For 24 hours commencing 2300 UTC 30 April 2024

Part 1 Warnings
Melbourne Gale Warning 2.
Melbourne Storm Force Wind Warning 9.
Melbourne Gale Warning 10.

Part 2 Situation at 1800 UTC
Cold front [1] entering area from west near 50S084E 52S086E 55S084E to low [1]
937hPa near 56S077E. Forecast cold front [1] 50S089E 58S118E 63S115E to low [1]
964hPa near 63S103E at 030000UTC.

Cold front [2] 50S105E 58S109E to low [2] 993hPa near 64S118E. Forecast cold
front [2] near 50S117E 60S130E to low [2] 972hPa near 62S158E at 030000UTC.

Part 3 Forecast
Refer to latest warnings.

Whole area, outside warning areas:
Westerly quarter winds east of cold front [2] shifting northwesterly quarter
within 540nm east of cold front [2]. Northwesterly quarter winds within 420nm
east of cold front [1]. Clockwise winds within 480nm of low [1]. Wind speeds
20/33 knots. Rough to very rough seas. Moderate to heavy swell.

Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms within 240nm of fronts
and trough, and within 300nm of lows. Visibility reducing below 2nm in
precipitation.

Part 4 Ice edge
Approximately 63S080E 63S120E 64S130E 64S140E 63S160E.

Please be aware
Wind and wave forecasts are averages. Wind gusts can be 40 per cent stronger
than the forecast, and stronger still in squalls and thunderstorms. Maximum
waves can be twice the forecast height.


WEATHER MELBOURNE

The next routine forecast will be issued at 09:00 UTC Wednesday.